Thursday, July 06, 2017

Evergreen State College’s provost asked professors to consider “the physical and emotional commitment” of student protesters when deciding their final grades.

In emails obtained by Campus Reform through an open records request, the embattled school’s Interim Provost Ken Tabbutt reminded faculty members that “student protesters have diverted time and energy from their academic work to promote institutional change and social justice,” and should therefore be treated leniently with regard to grading.
Evergreen State College’s provost asked professors to consider “the physical and emotional commitment” of student protesters when deciding their final grades. In emails obtained by Campus Reform through an open records request, the embattled school’s Interim Provost Ken Tabbutt reminded faculty members that “student protesters have diverted time and energy from their academic work to promote institutional change and social justice,” and should therefore be treated leniently with regard to grading.